Tonight on Quick Charge, we wonder if the upcoming Tesla Cybercab could actually benefit from growing a few pedals. Meanwhile, Tesla Supercharger customers are getting a better deal this week, and there’s a new, $2 billion solar project coming on line in southern California. We’ve also got a report showing that EV charging sessions were … Read more
Driverless, Knight Rider-style buses are set to transform UK roads, marking a significant step forward in autonomous public transportation. These self-driving vehicles, known as the StreetCAV shuttles, will soon begin navigating the streets of Central Milton Keynes, sparking excitement and curiosity among thousands eager to witness this groundbreaking innovation. The StreetCAV shuttles feature a unique, … Read more
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Hyundai doesn’t care if incoming President Trump kills the $7,500 Federal EV tax credit, California’s planning to offer an EV tax credit of their own, and there’s a massive new solar project in Texas prairie land. We’ve also got Tesla hoping to meet its Q4 sales goals by throwing all … Read more
Kubota says its new KATR farm tractor concept raises the bar in autonomous, zero-emission farming – and it looks like they’ve convinced others, too. The robot just won “Best of Innovation” at the CES Innovation Awards. Built as a follow-up to last year’s New Agri Concept electric autonomous farm tractor, the new Kubota KATR is a … Read more
On today’s slightly confusing episode of Quick Charge, we’ve got a 675 hp AUDI concept that isn’t really an Audi, a self-driving Tesla hitting the roads around Giga Texas while the company pulls all the demand levers in Europe, electric garbage trucks from Mack arriving in Wisconsin, and more! In addition to the latest new … Read more
On today’s episode of Quick Charge, Tesla’s Cybertruck is now available in Canada – and, like in the US, there’s no waiting! Plus, we’ve got an “actually” smart summon Tesla that’s actually stuck, GM reaches a sales milestone, and we get a brand-new title sponsor! Today’s episode is the first with our new title sponsor, BLUETTI … Read more
With a massive, 240 ton payload and a host of new features, the first of Caterpillar’s next-generation CAT 793 XE Early Learner battery electric trucks has arrived at Newmont’s Cripple Creek and Victor (CC&V) mine in Teller County, Colorado. Just weeks after the next generation of Caterpillar’s battery electric Large Mining Truck line was announced, … Read more
Today’s episode of Quick Charge is a story of, “Thanks, Joe Biden!” as Ford and LG ink a deal to bring EV battery manufacturing back to Michigan, the city of Louisville gets the nation’s first all-electric garbage truck fleet, and Waymo gets a massive $5.6 billion cash injection. We’ve also got a hydrogen-powered steal battle … Read more
CASE New Holland (CNH) is pushing the envelope of sustainable agriculture with the Farmall 75c Electric, part of the company’s broader efforts to deliver more efficient, cost-effective solutions to farmers everywhere. The statistics surrounding America’s agricultural industry are shocking. Start with age. Farmers are typically old guys, with average US farmer being nearly sixty years … Read more
It’s probably nothing. Just a playful post on social media from a random Volvo account celebrating an obscure concept car from the early aughts. It couldn’t possibly mean that Volvo is actually going to build the thing … right? The post in question went live on the Volvo Cars Heritage Facebook feed last week, and … Read more
